Overview
- Taiwan’s defense ministry reported four PLA aircraft sorties by 6 a.m. local time, with one crossing the median line into the central ADIZ.
- Six PLAN vessels and one Chinese official ship were operating around Taiwan during the same period, according to the ministry.
- Taiwan also detected two PRC balloons and said its armed forces monitored the activity and responded.
- The U.S. State Department urged Beijing to cease military pressure, saying the operations unnecessarily heighten tensions.
- December’s Justice Mission-2025 drills included 27 rocket launches with 10 landing inside Taiwan’s 24-nautical-mile contiguous zone, disrupting 857 international flights and 84 domestic routes and prompting concern from the EU and regional partners.